Laboratory reporting systems in the European Union and Norway—universal laboratory reporting systems
| Year introduced | STIs reported* | Coverage | Individual/aggregate reporting (I/A) | Variables reported | Reporting frequency | Denominator data** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Chlamydia | |||||||
| Ct, Chlamydia trachomatis; Gc, gonorrhoea; Gc AMR, gonococcal antimicrobial resistance; H, genital herpes; NSC, National Surveillance Centre; Syph, syphilis; NA, not applicable: system not in operation in that country. A, age; C, clinic type; D, date of diagnosis; G, gender; I, country where infection contracted; L, type of laboratory test used; N, number of positive results only, by region; P, place of diagnosis; S, specimen type/site of infection. | |||||||||
| *Mandatory (M) or voluntary (V). | |||||||||
| **Negative results/total no of tests) reported. | |||||||||
| †Denmark: coverage rates for chlamydia and gonorrhoea reporting (unknown for syphilis). Private laboratories do not carry out testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in Denmark. Reporting frequency for Gc: was quarterly, but now most laboratories report Gc continuously (reporting forms submitted with isolates). | |||||||||
| ‡Including from private laboratories. | |||||||||
| ¶Linkage of individual clinical case and laboratory reports at the National Surveillance Centre. | |||||||||
| Austria | Syph; Gc (V) | 51–75% | 51–75% | NA | A | G | Monthly | No | |
| Denmark | 1994 | Gc; Ct (M) Syph (V) | 76–99%† | 76–99%† | 76–99%† | Gc, Ct: I Syph: A | A, C, D, G, L, S | G: continuous C: quarterly | Gc; Ct |
| Finland | 1995 | Syph; Gc; Ct (M) | 76–99%‡ | 76–99%‡ | 76–99%‡ | I | A, D, G, L, P, S¶ | Weekly | No |
| Germany | 2001 | Syph (M) | 76–99% | NA | NA | I | ¶ | No | |
| Greece | 1987 | Syph; Gc (M) | NK | 51–75% | NA | Syph: A Gc: I | Syph: N; Gc:‡ | Weekly | Gc |
| Netherlands | Ct; herpes | NA | NA | A | N | Monthly | No | ||
| Norway | 1975 (Syph; Gc); 1986 (Ct) | Syph; Gc; Ct (M) | 76–99%‡ | 76–99%‡ | 76–99%‡ | Ct: A Syph, Gc: I | ¶ | Syph and Gc: weekly; Ct yearly | Gc; Ct |
| Sweden | Gc: NK Ct: 1983 | Gc; Ct (V) | NA | 76–99%‡ | 76–99%‡ | A | A, G | 6 monthly | Gc, Ct |
| UK | Syph; Gc; Ct; herpes (V) | 26–50% | 51–75% | 51–75% | I | A, D, G, P, S | No | ||